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Rachel Sarjeant -Jenkins, University of Saskatchewan Library and

Saskatoon Public Library and the University of Saskatchewan Library LEISURE COLLECTION PARTNERSHIP. Rachel Sarjeant -Jenkins, University of Saskatchewan Library and Lorraine Salt, Saskatoon Public Library May 2013 With thanks to Regan Gunningham , SIAST – Kelsey Campus.

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  1. Saskatoon Public Library and theUniversity of Saskatchewan LibraryLEISURE COLLECTION PARTNERSHIP Rachel Sarjeant-Jenkins, University of Saskatchewan Library and Lorraine Salt, Saskatoon Public Library May 2013 With thanks to Regan Gunningham, SIAST – Kelsey Campus

  2. What does the literature tell us? Leisure reading collections were a part of academic libraries until the 1920s and 1930s (Hallyburton et al., 2011; Diers and Simpson, 2012) “While public libraries strive to help their patrons discover reading material of choice, academic libraries are more focused on locating materials that will support a task.”(Gilbert and Fister, 2007, 477)

  3. Barriers to leisure collections in academic libraries: • Collection development policies • Lack of time, budget, staffing, physical space • Perception that students don’t have time to “read” (Diers and Simpson, 2012; Elliott, 2009)

  4. Benefits of leisure reading: • Increased literacy • Creativity • Improved academic achievement • Relieves stress • Increased civic engagement (NEA, 2007; Gilbert and Fister, 2011; Elliott 2009)

  5. About our libraries: • University Library • 21,700 students, 7500 faculty and staff, and 17 colleges and schools (2011/12) • Library traffic of ~2 million annually (7 locations) • SPL • 8 locations • Materials: 800,000+ / 4.3 million+ thru SILS • Serving population: 239,000(Dec. 2012)

  6. Why did we do it? • SPL • Community partnerships • Promote SPL collections • Extend life of materials • U of S Library • Community partnerships • No mandate for leisure reading collection • Work-life balance for students

  7. Why we could do it: • “Hot titles” • Popular print fiction and non-fiction • Feature film DVDs and documentaries • Music CDs • Audiobook fiction and non-fiction

  8. Anticipated Challenges: • Separate governance models • Separate policy frameworks • Different work cultures • Impact on staff • Transportation

  9. What we did about them: • Project Charter/Partnership Agreement • Planning meetings • Procedures evolved

  10. Technical Services / Alice Turner Library Murray Library U of S campus

  11. Workflow

  12. Circulation data: • DVDs circulate the most, ~5 circs each. • Print ~2 circs each. • CDs ~1.5 circs each. • Audiobooks did less well. Of 14 audiobooks provided, there were only 4 circs.

  13. Number of items circulated

  14. Growing pains: • Collection growth • Type of materials • Workload on SPL technical services • Promotion on campus

  15. Why the partnership works: • The people work well together • Both institutions value the partnership • Both institutions value partnering

  16. Next steps: • Expand types of materials • Explore other joint projects

  17. References Bosman, R., Glover, J. & Prince, M. (2008). Growing adult readers: Promoting leisure reading in academic libraries. Urban Library Journal, 15(1), 46-58. Retrieved at http://ojs.gc.cuny.edu/index.php/urbanlibrary/article/view/1268/1357 Dewan, P. (2010). Why your academic library needs a popular reading collection now more than ever. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 17(1), 44-64. Diers, B. & Simpson, S. (2012). At your leisure: Establishing a popular reading collection at UBC Library. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 7(2), 49-66. Retrieved at http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/12296/14031 Elliott, J. (2009). Barriers to extracurricular reading promotion in academic libraries. Reference and User Services Quarterly 48(4), 340-346. Gilbert, J. & Fister, B. (2011). Reading, risk, and reality: College students and reading for pleasure. College & Research Libraries, 72(5), 474-495. Retrieved at http://crl.acrl.org/content/72/5/474.full.pdf+html Hallyburton, A.W., Buchanan, H.E. & Carstens, T.V. (2011). Serving the whole person: Popular materials in academic libraries. Collection Building, 30(2), 109-112.

  18. Kelly, K.E. & Kneipp, L.B. (2009). Reading for pleasure and creativity among college students. College Student Journal, 43(4), 1137-1144. Retrieved from http://www.projectinnovation.com/College_Student_Journal.html National Endowment for the Arts. (2004). Reading at risk: A survey of literary reading in America. Research Division Report #46. Retrieved form http://www.nea.gov/research/ReadingAtRisk.pdf National Endowment for the Arts. (2007). To read or not to read: A question of national consequence. Research Report #47. Retrieved from http://www.nea.gov/research/toread.pdf Nicholson, H. (2012). How to be engaging: Recreational reading and readers’ advisory in the academic library. Public Services Quarterly, 8(2), 178-186. U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. (2006). A First Look at the Literacy of America’s Adults in the 21st Century. NCES 2006-470. Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL/PDF/2006470.pdf

  19. Rachel Sarjeant-Jenkins Lorraine Salt rachel.sarjeant-jenkins@usask.cal.salt@saskatoonlibrary.ca

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